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A history: Monuments to Courage, a History of Beaver County

mcbooki233p167: Early-Day Law Enforcement (cont.), Trial and Execution of John Doyle Lee

approached the mayor and asked, "Do you wish to have Powers arrested? The mayor replied, "There is no other thing, just now, we desire so much." "Give me the authority," said the stranger, "and I will make the arrest." Due authority having been given, the stranger walked out into the street waiting for Powers to face him. As Powers turned, the stranger commanded, "Put up your hands and step forward. It is Joe Crandall who speaks." The roaring lion was subdued, for he stood in the presence of his mortal enemy, the only living person whom he feared. The stranger, an enemy of long standing, was seeking a chance to legally kill Powers and the least resistance would have meant death. With the coming of law and order, as we are informed, the establishment of the U. S. Court meant also its train of attendant evils in the form of reprobate characters and carpet-bag officials who filled many positions. These officers were not always of the highest type citizens, but men who, through political pulls, had secured their appointments and now considered it the supreme purpose of their lives to antagonize and oppress the Mormon people. Those who had departed from the faith were regarded by these carpet-baggers as "The Simon Pure" and were taken to their hearts as long-lost brethren. In so far as the Mormon people were concerned, they had been able to and did handle their own legal difficulties through the Bishop's Court and High Council Tribunal. Their difficulties were ironed out and settled with no expense to the litigants, and with better results, generally, than through the civil court procedure. TRIAL AND EXECUTION OF JOHN DOYLE LEE One of the most noted criminal trials in the State of Utah, was the trial and conviction of John Doyle Lee, as the leader of the Mountain Meadow Massacre. He was tried and convicted in the Second Judicial District Court of the Territory of Utah, held in Beaver City, before

approached the mayor and asked, "Do you wish to have Powers arrested? The mayor replied, "There is no other thing, just now, we desire so much." "Give me the authority," said the stranger, "and I will make the arrest." Due authority having been given, the stranger walked out into the street waiting for Powers to face him. As Powers turned, the stranger commanded, "Put up your hands and step forward. It is Joe Crandall who speaks." The roaring lion was subdued, for he stood in the presence of his mortal enemy, the only living person whom he feared. The stranger, an enemy of long standing, was seeking a chance to legally kill Powers and the least resistance would have meant death. With the coming of law and order, as we are informed, the establishment of the U. S. Court meant also its train of attendant evils in the form of reprobate characters and carpet-bag officials who filled many positions. These officers were not always of the highest type citizens, but men who, through political pulls, had secured their appointments and now considered it the supreme purpose of their lives to antagonize and oppress the Mormon people. Those who had departed from the faith were regarded by these carpet-baggers as "The Simon Pure" and were taken to their hearts as long-lost brethren. In so far as the Mormon people were concerned, they had been able to and did handle their own legal difficulties through the Bishop's Court and High Council Tribunal. Their difficulties were ironed out and settled with no expense to the litigants, and with better results, generally, than through the civil court procedure. TRIAL AND EXECUTION OF JOHN DOYLE LEE One of the most noted criminal trials in the State of Utah, was the trial and conviction of John Doyle Lee, as the leader of the Mountain Meadow Massacre. He was tried and convicted in the Second Judicial District Court of the Territory of Utah, held in Beaver City, before